Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-18
SECTION -FOUR.
The Commercial World Anxious to
Know What isto be Done Regard
ing Long and Short Haul,
This Interstate Commerce Commits
sion TO Resume It's Siiting3 To.
DaY-L0ng Secret Session.
cations Asking for Decisions m
Hypothetical Gases.
INTER STATE COSf4ERCE.

INTER STATE COSfMERCE.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE interstate
commerce commission resumes its ses-
sion here tomorrow. There is great IN
terest manifested 20 ascertain whether
the commission will take any immediate
action as to the enforcement or non-ea-
forcement of the long and short haul pro
visions. 1t is claimed that by the terms
of their decision the commission reserves
the right at any time to put the law again
in force. Some of the Senators who are
here and took sn active interest in sup
port of the law maintsin that the COM
mission have not acted in accordance
with the law in suspen3ing the
fourth section as to the southern
roads. They say that an investigation
was made prior to the suspension in the
ease of the southern roads. It is also
maintained by these Senators that the
commissioners under no circumstances
are given the authority to suspend per-
manently the operations of section t. The
commissioners have themselves given no
intlmation as to what their plans will be.
Mr.. Morrison said this morning that no
arrangements have been made as to the
time when any further action would be
taken on the long and short haul ques-
ton. All Sthe arguments on behalf of
the southern roads have not yet
been presented. Permission was given
to the railroads to file additional argu-
ments, and many more are expected. The
Queen and Crescent, and the Illinois
Central have yet to present their cases.
The Illinois Central will probably be
heard this week. There is no question;
Mr.. Morrison thinks, but that the south
err roads are opposed to the fourth sec
ton. The commission is in constant re-
ceipt of communications asking for de-
CisiOns in hypothetical cases. To each Of
these requests the commission replies,
declining TO consider any but bona ide
cases which are regularly filed and au-
tnenticated by the affidavits of the
parties interested. The interstate COM
mIssiOners were in secret session during
nearly all of to-day considering the nu-
merOus petitions and protests in relation
to the suspension of the fourth section OF
the law. No decision was reached. Mr..
Morrison has received a letter from SEN
ator Reagan, IN whicA he gives it as his
OphiOn that the commissioners have no
power 10 suspend the fourth section.
TEXAS INVENTORS.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE following
Texas patents were issued to-day: L. E.
Anderson, sssignor of one-third to F.
FitZhugh, Paris, Tex, reel joint; w. r.
Brown, Georgetown, attachment for
wheel CultivatOr; James Charlton, Hous-
ton, door hanger; Thomas II. Duzan,
Palestine, dust guard for car windows;
George T. Knox, San Antonio, ice making
and blocking machine; Charles F. Latt-
man, Houston, curing moss; Robert G.
Rice, Georgetown, screen; Andus 6.
Ridgeyill, Eddy, knee pad and protector;
Rud G. Spincks, Croquette, safety shaft
coupling.
TEXAS PENSIONERS.
Special to the Gazette.
WAsHN GTON, May. 1.-THE following
Texas pensions were awarded to-day
Reuben Crawford, Nacogdoches; G. B.
Dickars, Longviewi Joseph Kubler, Deni-
sion.
BEN PEBLY POORE SICK.
WASHINGTON, Nay I7.-MsjOr Ben
Perly Poore was taken seriously i'll this.
afternoon in his committee room at the
capitol. The nature of his illness is not
yet known, but he was unconscious for
awhile.
The attack was the result of overWork
and heat. The HaiOr was overcome sud
denly by sickness of the stomach and
quietly tainted away. Three physicians
were soon in attendance, and in few
moments the patient was restored to
consciousness. When mis- strength was.
partially regai1ed, he was removed to.
his rooms at TIE Ebbet house, where he
is resting quietly.